Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-03-04
DOM ESTlC HINTS.
ROAST TURKEY.


Let the turkey be picked. singed and
washed and wiped dry. inside and out;
joint only the first joint in the legs.
Make a dressing of bread. savory. salt
pepper and fried onions sliced and but
ter. the whole softencd with hot water.
When stuffed sew up with n stout cord.
rub over lightly with flour, sprinkle
little salt and pepper on it. Put in a
baking pan. pour over quart OF hot
water. and bake nice brown; paste it
often with the water; thicken the gravy.
when ready to serve with flour.
CRANBERRY SAUCE.
Two cups of cranberries, one cup OF
water, boil till tender, stra n. add two
cups of sugar and boil to thick syrup;
turn into a mould to harden
BEEF TONGUE.
Boil till tender, and while warm re.
move the skin; when cold cut into thir
slices.
CAICKEN SALAD.
The best meat of two chickens dress
ed line, twice as much minced celery,
five hard boiled eggs. four tablespoons
of melted butter. rubbed with the yolks,
and the whites minced fine; mix thor
oughly with one and half teaspoons
of mustard salt and pepper to taste;
moisten the whole with chicken broth
and little vinegar. In absence OF cell
cry use cabbage.
MASHED POTATOES.
Peel potatoes and boil. drain and
salt; heat little cream with a good
sized piece of butter, mash the pota-
toes, put in the hot cream and butter,
cream with fork until foamy; then
press through sieve with "A potatoe
masher, letting them fall lightly into a
hot dish.
BOILED ONIONS.
Wash and peel; boil ten minutes;
pour of the water; boil second time,
drain; pour IN more boiling water; add
salt and boil an hour, or longer if not
tender then. Then place in colander,
turn "A saucer over them and press
firmly TO drive of all the water; put
them into dish: add butter and pep
per and serve.
WINTER SQUASH.
Cut up and take out the inside; pare
the pieces and stew in ~ little water
as possble cook an hour; mash, and.
if watery, let stand on the fire until
dry. stirring to prevent burn ne; season
with salt, pepper and butter
BEETs.
Clean and wash well and boil till very
tender. when cool peel and slice. melt
some butter in stcwpan and sprinkle
with salt and pepper add little butter
and flour rubbed together and one pint
of vinegar; simmer twenty minutes.
then pour over the beets.
BOILED RICE.
Boil one-half cup of rice in water nm
til well-done. stir into it one egg, we'll
beaten. one-half cup of sugar, one cup
of milk; mix all well together before
stirring into the rice; pour out in a dish
and CRATE nutmeg over the top.
SWIFT POTATOES.
Choose them as near of size Is pos
sible, wash and bake until tender.
PLUM PUDDING.
One pound each of currantS. raisins,
suet chopped fine, and brown sugar.
one and one-helf pounds of grated bread
crumbs, ten eggs, whites and yolks
beaten separately. mix together suet.
bread. fruit and a little salt and nut
meg and let stand over night; in the
morning add one and onc-half pints o!
milk. sugar and eggs; work all togeth-
err, put in a Toured cloth tie it firmly.
allowing room to swell, drop in boiling
water and boil three and nc-half hours.
Serve with sauce.
MINCE PIE.
To three pounds Of chopped beef add
six quarts of chopped apples, one and
one half pounds Of suet. two pounds o:
raisins, seeded and chopped, two
pounds of currants, one half pound OF
sliced citron, one ounce each of emma
mon cloves, ginger, two nutmegs Gra-
ted one grated lemon. one pound su.
gar, boiled cider and molasscs sullic.cn.
TO moisten.
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